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NASA captures 'Penguin and the Egg' galaxies in slow collision
short by Swati Dubey / on Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
NASA has released new images of Arp 142, a rare interacting galaxy pair nicknamed the 'Penguin and the Egg', captured during an active gravitational encounter. The penguin, a spiral galaxy, is being strongly distorted by its neighbour's gravity, with stretched arms and gas streams. The egg galaxy appears smooth and nearly featureless, dominated by older stars.
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